Nurse Jessica Williamson serves two worlds. She's in the emergency department at St. Francis Medical Center and works in the mountains of Haiti. She is with Phoebe Kate, 4, who she is adopting.

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In December 2009, Jessica Williamson graduated from the University of Louisiana at Monroe with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Now, she works in the emergency department at St. Francis Medical Center for two weeks out of every three months. She spends the rest of her time working in the mountains of Thomassin, located just above the capital city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

"With the knowledge imparted through my time in nursing school and gained through working in the emergency department, I can provide quality care, compassion and kindness to people," said Williamson. "I feel so blessed ...